My son has shown me that our contemporary world is a strange and hysterically funny place. I cannot feel the same level of excitement he displays, when witnessing some of its oddities; but he makes me realize for at least a few seconds that, yes, it is hilarious that the cord on the vacuum retracts with lightning speed when you press a button (then can be made to emerge again), or that the unit that holds the fan above the stove can be pulled out from the wall and pushed back; or that the velcro fasteners on his new shoes make such a loud ripping sound.
The way he laughs, when he witnesses these mysterious movements and sounds for the first time, is one of the most priceless memories I will retain of his first years. He is in tune with modern contraptions in a special way--they are alive, and they perform for him. What could be more amazing and funny than that.
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